{"id":77943,"date":"2017-07-31T12:42:32","date_gmt":"2017-07-31T19:42:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=77943"},"modified":"2017-08-03T13:37:29","modified_gmt":"2017-08-03T20:37:29","slug":"palmdale-school-districts-backpack-giveaway-deemed-successful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2017\/07\/31\/palmdale-school-districts-backpack-giveaway-deemed-successful\/","title":{"rendered":"Palmdale School District\u2019s backpack giveaway deemed successful"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Approximately 2,500 backpacks filled with school supplies were given away to the students, organizers said. [Contributed images]<\/figcaption><\/figure>PALMDALE – Numerous local students received free school supplies at Palmdale School District\u2019s inaugural backpack giveaway event this past Saturday.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cApproximately 2,500 backpacks were given away to the students\u2026 filled with school supplies,\u201d stated Superintendent Raul Maldonado. \u201cThey are ready to go to school on Aug. 9.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"The backpack giveaway event was held Saturday, July 29, at the Palmdale School District\u2019s new school, SAGE Academy, located at 38060 20th Street East.<\/span><\/p>\n

The event featured family entertainment, a resource fair, health clinic information, Lockheed Martin STEM activities and food vendors, according to organizers.<\/span><\/p>\n

Notable local non-profits with booths at the event included Penny Lane, AV Partners for Health, Sofia Elizabeth Foundation and First Five California.<\/span><\/p>\n

The event also featured the Palmdale Sheriff Station\u2019s SHARE (Stop Hate And Respect Everyone) community trailer, with officers sharing knowledge and engaging with students.<\/span><\/p>\n

Assemblyman Tom Lackey (R-Palmdale) made an appearance and engaged with parents and students of the Palmdale School District. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a great event, we had an amazing turnout,\u201d Maldonado added. \u201cI thank all the vendors and sheriff department for making this event successful.”<\/span><\/p>\n

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Students and parents line up outside SAGE Academy for Palmdale School District’s inaugural backpack giveaway event Saturday, July 29.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Palmdale Sheriff Station Deputy Ray Wilson poses for a photo with a student.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The event included a community resource fair featuring local nonprofit organizations.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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PALMDALE – Numerous local students received free school supplies at Palmdale School District\u2019s inaugural backpack giveaway event this past Saturday. \u201cApproximately 2,500 backpacks were given away to the students\u2026 filled with school supplies,\u201d stated Superintendent Raul Maldonado. \u201cThey are ready to go to school on Aug. 9.\u201d The backpack giveaway event was held Saturday, July […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":77954,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[29,11],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77943"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=77943"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77943\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/77954"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=77943"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=77943"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=77943"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}